“Thinking Outside the Idiot Box” by Dana Stevens is a direct response to Steven Johnson’s article “Watching TV Makes You Smarter.” Johnson’s article claimed that today’s television is actually making viewers smarter due to plots being more complex. Dana Stevens on the other hand did not agree on this theory. She believes that television is neither a poison nor a salutary tonic. Will watching more TV make you smarter? Most likely no‚ today’s television programs aren’t interested in making their audience
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student Joy Lobo hangs himself in his dormitory room. Rancho denounces the rat race‚ dog-eat-dog‚ mindless rote learning mentality of the institution‚ blaming it for Lobo’s death. Threatened by Rancho’s talent and free spirit‚ ViruS labels him an "idiot" and attempts‚ on a number of occasions‚ to destroy his friendship with Farhan and Raju‚ warning them and their parents to steer clear of Rancho. ViruS’s model student is Chatur Ramalingam or "Silencer"‚ (Omi Vaidya) who sees a high rank at a prestigious
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studying engineering. This is exactly what Chetan Bhagat (the author of ’Five point someone’‚ the book from which the movie has been adapted) did. He studied engineering from IIT‚ management from IIM‚ and became a banker. Today my respect for that idiot shot up. Most of us went to college just for a degree. No degree meant no plum job‚ no pretty wife‚ no credit card‚ no social status. But none of this mattered to him‚ he was in college for the joy of learning‚ he never cared if he was first or last
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author and political activist‚ Michael Moore‚ created controversy in 2002 with his American documentary “Bowling for Columbine”. The documentary explores the Columbine school shooting‚ gun laws‚ and why Americans are so obsessed with violence and fear. Moore cleverly uses a variety of cinematic techniques to manipulate his audience. For instance‚ editing‚ music & sound‚ use of archival footage‚ and political agenda/bias. One of the cinematic techniques that Moore uses that is most affective
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Cast in 3 idiots Aamir Khan ... ’Rancho’ Shamaldas Chanchad Kareena Kapoor ... Pia Madhavan ... Farhan Qureshi (as R. Madhavan) Sharman Joshi ... Raju Rastogi Boman Irani ... Viru Sahastrabudhhe Omi Vaidya ... Chatur ’Silencer’ Ramalingam Mona Singh ... Mona Javed Jaffrey ... Ranchoddas Shamaldas Chanchad (as Jaaved Jaaferi) Parikshat Sahni ... Mr. Qureshi (as Pareekshit Sahani) Rahul Kumar ... Millimeter - MM Amardeep Jha ... Mrs. Rastogi Farida Dadi .
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Meanwhile‚ Rancho falls in love with Virus’ medical student daughter Pia (Kareena Kapoor) when he‚ Raju and Farhan accidentally crash her sister’s wedding banquet to obtain a free meal‚ which infuriates Virus. Virus labels Rancho and his friends as "idiots" and continually attempts to break Rancho’s friendship with Farhan and Raju. Things further escalate when the three friends drunkenly break into Virus’s house one night to allow Rancho to confess his love to Pia‚ and urinate on the front door before
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Three Idiots Director: Rajkumar Hirani Producer: Vidhu Vinod Chopra Summary: The movie is all about three engineering students namely Rancho‚ Farhan and Raju whose friendship stands the test of time. As Farhan and Raju search the valleys for their missing friend Rancho‚ their memories drift back to the days when they were all college roommates and Rancho incurred the wrath of their headstrong dean Viru Sahastrabudhhe by daring to propose radical theories that directly contradicted
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The success of “Bowling for Columbine” has been accredited to Michael Moore and his talents in conveying his message through the film of the issues which plague American society. The reasons for this success are the subject of the film; there are the fear and racism in society and the controversial issues which Moore addresses through the film. The growing fear of others in the States can be called many things such as hate but mainly racism. Moor interviews various individuals such as those who
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WHY IS TERRORISM AMERICA’S PROBLEM “You know‚ one of the hardest parts of my job is to connect Iraq to the war on terror” said the previous president of America‚ George W Bush in 2006. This encapsulates the American war on terrorism. Aimless‚ flawed and biased. I am of the opinion that terrorism is America’s problem as she has beared most of the cost of it and also because she is to blame for it. Problems Economic costs ● Terrorism raises the risk and cost of doing business‚ whether that business is diplomacy
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3 Idiots 3 Idiots is a movie that highlights different aspects of life. Education and it’s flawed system‚ strict parents who never ask what their kids want‚ dealing with relationships‚ and surviving life with friends. What I like most about this movie is how it tackles a very serious issue/matter in society and still keeps it light. I talk about the flawed education system where students are taught that in life if you’re not first‚ you don’t matter. And that grades are all that matter and learning
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